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<div>[[File:Havoc Inc Chester Ringtail.jpg|thumbnail|Havoc Inc. issue #01, Page 31. Art by Terrie Smith]]<br />
'''Chester Ringtail''', full '''Chester the Ringtail''', also known as '''Chester Magreer''', is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[character]] created by [[female]] [[furry artist]] [[Terrie Smith]] <br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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Chester is a [[cacomistle]] (''Bassariscus sumichrasti''), a flamboyant character that first appeared in Terrie Smith's [[furry]] [[comic series]], ''[[Havoc Inc.]]'', and is best known for his laissez-faire attitude with life and his over-fluffed [[tail|stripped tail]].<br />
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== Chester Ringtail and furry ==<br />
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Chester is one of the notable character in the [[furry fandom]], which has appeared on occasion in stand-alone works ([[fanart]]), as well as numerous [[pin-up]]s. <br />
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There was also a [[Second Life]] [[W:Avatar (computing)|Avatar skin]] built by [[Kithylin Perth]].<ref>[https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Chester-Ringtail-AV-By-Kithylin-Perth/2622622 ''Chester Ringtail AV (By Kithylin Perth)''] page on [[Second Life|Second Life Marketplace]]. Retrieved February 22, 2024.</ref> <br />
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=== Fursuit ===<br />
[[File:EF11Arakin.JPG|thumbnail|Heyblibber wearing the Chester fursuit, with Uncle Kage right on the left. Photo by [[Arakin]].]]<br />
[[Fursuiter]]s [[Heyblibber]] and [[Whitepelt]] had [[fursuit]] builds based on Chester, and even [[fandom organizer]], fursuiter, [[W:Chemist|chemist]], [[storyteller]], and [[auctioneer]] [[Uncle Kage]] ('''Dr. Samuel Conway''') wore a Chester fursuit incognito in early 2000, which he admitted around 2009-2010 on a few occasions, in particular, at [[MFF 2010]].<br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
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Unfortunately, due to its [[fandom]] recognition, the image of Chester has been used by [[critic]]s In and [[non-fur|out]] of the [[furry community]] as a detrimental vehicle to belittle the subculture, mostly regarding [[W:Sexual preferences|sexual preference]] [[stereotype]]s, especially [[homosexuality]] and/or the [[LGBT]] in general.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Chester+Ringtail Chester Ringtail] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
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[[Category:Cacomistle characters]]<br />
[[Category:Comics characters]]</div>Guppy